Bio by Marilyn (Nutter) Pederson
Emma Osa Bechtel, born: 13 December 1873, Holland, Shelby County Illinois, died: 13 May 1926, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: 15 May 1926, Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, daughter of; John Andrew Bechtel and Mary Helen Myers, married: 5 May 1889, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, Charles Thomas Collins Sr., born: 20 July 1870, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, died: 21 September 1934, Chicago, Cook County Illinois, buried 23 September 1934, Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, son of; Edmund Robert Collins and Elsiebeth Ann Connors, Children; Laetta Della (Collins) Scales (Mrs. Phillip Elmer Scales), Infant Collins, Charles Thomas Collins Jr., Alexis Byron Collins, Montford Theron "Monte" Collins, Lucille Elsie (Collins) Dillman (Mrs. Thomas James Dillman ), Ruth Helen (Collins) Torrence (Mrs. Gordon Edward Torrence), Frank James Collins.
Source; Personal information from family members letters;
Emma stood a little over five feet tall, had Brown eyes and was a brunette, she had a sweet disposition, her Nieces and Nephews called her Osa, Charles and Emma were divorced about 1922.
In a letter to Marilyn Pederson from Emma's daughter Lucille (Collins) Dillman, she said they always knew their mothers maiden name was Myers, but never knew who her biological father was, and the letter from her daughter Mary Helen (Collins) Torrence said she was always told her mothers maiden name was Myers and also said they never learned who her biological father was, but that it never mattered to her, but she knew Ross James was not her Mothers biological father, she remembered her Mom telling how Emma was born in a log cabin.
Emma Osa Bechtel, born: 13 December 1873, Holland, Shelby County Illinois, died: 13 May 1926, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: 15 May 1926, Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, daughter of; John Andrew Bechtel and Mary Helen Myers, married: 5 May 1889, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, Charles Thomas Collins Sr., born: 20 July 1870, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, died: 21 September 1934, Chicago, Cook County Illinois, buried 23 September 1934, Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, son of; Edmund Robert Collins and Elsiebeth Ann Connors, Children; Laetta Della (Collins) Scales (Mrs. Phillip Elmer Scales), Infant Collins, Charles Thomas Collins Jr., Alexis Byron Collins, Montford Theron "Monte" Collins, Lucille Elsie (Collins) Dillman (Mrs. Thomas James Dillman ), Ruth Helen (Collins) Torrence (Mrs. Gordon Edward Torrence), Frank James Collins.
Source; Personal information from family members letters;
Emma stood a little over five feet tall, had Brown eyes and was a brunette, she had a sweet disposition, her Nieces and Nephews called her Osa, Charles and Emma were divorced about 1922.
In a letter to Marilyn Pederson from Emma's daughter Lucille (Collins) Dillman, she said they always knew their mothers maiden name was Myers, but never knew who her biological father was, and the letter from her daughter Mary Helen (Collins) Torrence said she was always told her mothers maiden name was Myers and also said they never learned who her biological father was, but that it never mattered to her, but she knew Ross James was not her Mothers biological father, she remembered her Mom telling how Emma was born in a log cabin.
Bio by Marilyn (Nutter) Pederson
Emma Osa Bechtel, born: 13 December 1873, Holland, Shelby County Illinois, died: 13 May 1926, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: 15 May 1926, Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, daughter of; John Andrew Bechtel and Mary Helen Myers, married: 5 May 1889, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, Charles Thomas Collins Sr., born: 20 July 1870, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, died: 21 September 1934, Chicago, Cook County Illinois, buried 23 September 1934, Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, son of; Edmund Robert Collins and Elsiebeth Ann Connors, Children; Laetta Della (Collins) Scales (Mrs. Phillip Elmer Scales), Infant Collins, Charles Thomas Collins Jr., Alexis Byron Collins, Montford Theron "Monte" Collins, Lucille Elsie (Collins) Dillman (Mrs. Thomas James Dillman ), Ruth Helen (Collins) Torrence (Mrs. Gordon Edward Torrence), Frank James Collins.
Source; Personal information from family members letters;
Emma stood a little over five feet tall, had Brown eyes and was a brunette, she had a sweet disposition, her Nieces and Nephews called her Osa, Charles and Emma were divorced about 1922.
In a letter to Marilyn Pederson from Emma's daughter Lucille (Collins) Dillman, she said they always knew their mothers maiden name was Myers, but never knew who her biological father was, and the letter from her daughter Mary Helen (Collins) Torrence said she was always told her mothers maiden name was Myers and also said they never learned who her biological father was, but that it never mattered to her, but she knew Ross James was not her Mothers biological father, she remembered her Mom telling how Emma was born in a log cabin.
Emma Osa Bechtel, born: 13 December 1873, Holland, Shelby County Illinois, died: 13 May 1926, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: 15 May 1926, Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, daughter of; John Andrew Bechtel and Mary Helen Myers, married: 5 May 1889, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, Charles Thomas Collins Sr., born: 20 July 1870, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, died: 21 September 1934, Chicago, Cook County Illinois, buried 23 September 1934, Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Macon County Illinois, son of; Edmund Robert Collins and Elsiebeth Ann Connors, Children; Laetta Della (Collins) Scales (Mrs. Phillip Elmer Scales), Infant Collins, Charles Thomas Collins Jr., Alexis Byron Collins, Montford Theron "Monte" Collins, Lucille Elsie (Collins) Dillman (Mrs. Thomas James Dillman ), Ruth Helen (Collins) Torrence (Mrs. Gordon Edward Torrence), Frank James Collins.
Source; Personal information from family members letters;
Emma stood a little over five feet tall, had Brown eyes and was a brunette, she had a sweet disposition, her Nieces and Nephews called her Osa, Charles and Emma were divorced about 1922.
In a letter to Marilyn Pederson from Emma's daughter Lucille (Collins) Dillman, she said they always knew their mothers maiden name was Myers, but never knew who her biological father was, and the letter from her daughter Mary Helen (Collins) Torrence said she was always told her mothers maiden name was Myers and also said they never learned who her biological father was, but that it never mattered to her, but she knew Ross James was not her Mothers biological father, she remembered her Mom telling how Emma was born in a log cabin.
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